Efalizumab
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| _datapage = Efalizumab (data page) | _vaccine_target=_type_not_vaccine | _legal_all= | _ATC_prefix_supplemental=L04 | _has_EMA_link = | CAS_number=214745-43-4 | PubChem= | ChemSpiderID=none | ChEBI= | ChEMBL=1201575 | DrugBank=DB00095 | KEGG= | _hasInChI_or_Key= | UNII=XX2MN88N5D | _hasJmol02 = |_hasMultipleCASnumbers = |_hasMultiplePubChemCIDs = |_hasMultipleChEBIs =
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Known side effects include bacterial sepsis, viral meningitis, invasive fungal disease and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), a brain infection caused by reactivation of latent JC virus infection.[3][4] Four cases of PML were reported in plaque psoriasis patients, an incidence of approximately one in 500 treated patients.[2]
Due to the risk of PML, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommend suspension from the market in the European Union and the United States, respectively.[5] In April 2009, Genentech Inc. announced a phased voluntary withdrawal of Raptiva from the U.S. market.[2][6]
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